Australia vs Denmark: Social benefits, Transactions
Social benefits, Transactions over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 476.97 billion against 354.74 billion in Australia, a difference of 122.23 billion.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 16th and Denmark ranks 13th of 35 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 111.72 billion | 288.27 billion | 176.55 billion | Denmark |
| 2010s | 178.04 billion | 371.21 billion | 193.17 billion | Denmark |
| 2020s | 299.14 billion | 440.50 billion | 141.36 billion | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, transactions, Australia or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 476.97 billion against 354.74 billion in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social benefits, transactions between Australia and Denmark?
- 122.23 billion, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for social benefits, transactions?
- Australia ranks 16th and Denmark ranks 13th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.